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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Papers [Finding Aid]. Library of Congress Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Mary M. Wolfskill Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2013 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm74032847 Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2013 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013089 Collection Summary Title: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers Span Dates: 1921-1969 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1938-1969) ID No.: MSS32847 Creator: Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 Extent: 22,000 items ; 65 containers ; 27 linear feet Language: Collection material in English and German Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Architect and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, articles, printed matter, blueprints, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Mies van der Rohe's career as an architect and director of architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology Armour, Chicago, Ill., until 1940, the Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and to his connections with various architectural associations and organizations. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Albers, Josef--Correspondence. Baur, Otto--Correspondence. Behrens, Peter, 1868-1940--Correspondence. Blake, Peter, 1920-2006--Correspondence. Bruckmann, Peter--Correspondence. Clarke, Arundell--Correspondence. Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976--Correspondence. Doesburg, Theo van, 1883-1931--Correspondence. Douglas, Paul H. (Paul Howard), 1892-1976--Correspondence. Greenwald, Herbert S., 1915-1959--Correspondence. Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969--Correspondence. Hatje, Gerd--Correspondence. Hilberseimer, Ludwig--Correspondence. Klee, Paul, 1879-1940--Correspondence. Le Corbusier, 1887-1965--Correspondence. Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969. Mächler, M. Martin--Correspondence. Nef, John U. (John Ulric), 1899-1988--Correspondence. Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994--Correspondence. Peterhans, Walter A.--Correspondence. Poelzig, Hans, 1869-1936--Correspondence. Rading, Adolf, 1888-1957--Correspondence. Richter, Hans--Correspondence. Ruegenberg, Sergius, 1903- --Correspondence. Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961--Correspondence. Stam, Mart, 1899- --Correspondence. Taut, Max, 1884-1967--Correspondence. Tessnow, Heinrich--Correspondence. Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959--Correspondence. Organizations Armour Institute of Technology. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 2 Bauhaus. Bund Deutscher Architekten. Deutscher Werkbund. Illinois Institute of Technology. Novembergruppe (Association) Subjects Architecture. Universities and colleges--Illinois--Chicago. Urban renewal. Occupations Architects. Educators. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect and educator, were given to the Library of Congress as a bequest of Mies in 1971 and 1973. Processing History The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe were processed in 1974. The finding aid was revised in 2007. Transfers Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1886, Mar. 27 Born, Aachen, Germany 1897-1900 Attended the Cathedral School, Aachen, Germany Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 3 1900-1902 Student at the Aachen Trade School, Aachen, Germany; worked in his father's stonemason business 1905-1907 Apprentice, office of furniture designer Bruno Paul, Berlin, Germany 1907 Built first house as an independent architect 1908-1911 Architect with Peter Behrens, Berlin, Germany 1921-1925 Director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe 1925 Founded the Zehner Ring 1926-1932 First vice president, Deutscher Werkbund 1927 Director of Werkbund Exposition, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany 1929 Director of German Section, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain 1930-1933 Director of the Bauhaus, Dessau and Berlin, Germany 1931 Director of Werkbund Section “The Dwelling,” Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany 1938 Immigrated to the United States 1938-1958 Director of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology (until 1940, the Armour Institute of Technology), Chicago, Ill 1938-1969 Private architectural practice, Chicago, Ill. 1957 Member, Orden Pour le Mérite, Germany 1959 Received Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1960 Received Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects 1963 Received Presidential Medal of Freedom 1966 Received Gold Medal, Institute of German Architects (BDA) 1969, Aug. 17 Died, Chicago, Ill. Selected Chronological List of Buildings and Projects, 1907-1968 Date Event 1907 Riehl House, Berlin, Germany Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 4 1911 Perls House, Berlin, Germany 1912 Kröller House, the Hague, Netherlands (project) 1919 Office building for Friedrichstrasse, Berlin, Germany (project) 1921 Glass skyscraper (project) 1922 Concrete office building, Berlin, Germany (project) 1923 Brick country house (project) 1924 Concrete country house (project) 1926 Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg Monument, Berlin, Germany (demolished) Wolf House, Gubin, Germany 1927 Apartment house, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Silk exhibit for Exposition de la Mode, Berlin, Germany Glass industry exhibit, Werkbund Exposition, Stuttgart, Germany 1928 Alexanderplatz remodeling, Berlin, Germany (project) Esters house, Krefeld, Germany Hermann Lange house, Krefeld, Germany 1929 German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain 1930 Tugendhat House, Brno, Czechoslovakia 1931 House, Berlin Building Exposition, Berlin, Germany Row house (project) 1933 Reichsbank, Berlin, Germany (project) 1934 House with three courts (project) Court house with garage (project) Mountain house for the architect, Tirol, Austria (project) Glass house on a hillside (project) 1935 Hubbe House, Magdeburg, Germany (project) 1938 Group of three court houses (project) Resor House, Jackson Hole, Wyo. (project) House on two levels (project) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 5 1939-1940 Plans for the new campus, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.; buildings completed include: • 1942-1943 Minerals and Metals Research Building • 1945-1946 Alumni Memorial Hall • 1946 Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering Building • 1950 Boiler plant • 1952 Chapel • 1956 School of Architecture and Design 1942 Museum for a small city (project) Concert hall (project) 1946 Drive-in restaurant (project) 1949 Promontory apartments, Chicago, Ill. 1950 Farnsworth House, Plano, Ill. 1951 Apartment houses, 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill. Row house, Chicago, Ill. Fifty by fifty house (project) 1953 National Theatre, Mannheim, Germany (project) Convention Hall, Chicago (project) Commonwealth Promenade apartment houses, Chicago, Ill. 1957 Lafayette Park Housing Development, Detroit, Mich. 1958 Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tex. 1960 Lakeview apartments, Chicago, Ill. 1961 Bacardi Co. administration building, Mexico City, Mexico 1963 School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Ill. 1966 Martin Luther King Public Library, Washington, D.C. 1968 Chicago Federal Center, Chicago, Ill. Scope and Content Note The papers of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) span the years 1921-1969, with the bulk of the material dated between 1938 and 1969, after Mies's immigration to America in 1938. The collection relates chiefly to professional matters ranging from architectural education and urban renewal to personal recommendations, contributions to publications, and participation in cultural affairs. The papers are organized into five series: Early Correspondence; Late Correspondence; General Office File; Speech, Article, and Writing File; and Miscellany. The material is in English and German. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers 6 In the 1920s and early 1930s Mies was active as a private architect in Berlin and also as a member of various organizations related to architecture. Treated in the Early Correspondence are his connections with the Novembergruppe, a militant revolutionary group of artists, architects and designers; the Deutscher Werkbund, an organization founded by industrialists and architects to improve the quality of Germany's industrial design; and the Bund Deutscher Architekten, a German architectural league. As director of architectural exhibits for the Novembergruppe from 1921 to 1925 and first vice president of the Deutscher Werkbund from 1926 to 1932, Mies was in an influential position to promote his architectural style. The correspondents for this period include business partners,
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